Democratic megadonor George Soros is creating a super PAC, called Democracy PAC, to serve as a hub for his 2020 election spending. Soros has so far put $5.1 million into the PAC, according to paperwork filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday. His $5.Source: Soros launches super PAC for 2020...
On Wednesday, Washington Governor Jay Inslee officially dropped out of the presidential race, just days after John Hickenlooper also called it quits (and announced his Senate bid). As of June, both former candidates raised nearly $8.Source: What Happens to Your Campaign Contributions When a Presidential Candidate Drops Out?...
On August 22, the Michigan Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit against the new Michigan redistricting commission. Michigan Republican Party v Benson, w.d., 1:19cv-669. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Janet T. Neff, a Bush Jr. appointee.Source: Michigan Republican Party Files Lawsuit Against New Independent Redistricting Commission...
Johnson is executive director of Election Reformers Network, an organization of election experts advancing nonpartisan reforms to U.S. democratic institutions.Source: Making every vote count: An alternative plan for fixing our presidential election mess...
America is awash in ugly, hateful speech. White nationalists march defiantly, and their slogans are echoed in murderous rampages. Government officials revel in disparaging the very people they patrol.Source: Don’t Use These Free-Speech Arguments Ever Again...
The blame lies not with Russian hackers but with the presidential candidates and the federal government. Dr. Primo is a political scientist.Source: Personal Data About Small-Donor Democrats Is All Over the Internet...
In a ruling that kicks at the foundation of how America chooses presidents, a federal appeals court on Tuesday said members of the Electoral College, who cast the actual votes for president, may choose whomever they please regardless of a state’s popular vote.Source: Electoral College Members Can Defy Voters’ Wishes, Court Rules...
WASHINGTON A conservative group is increasing pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to put election security legislation up for a vote in the Senate by airing ads that target the Kentucky Republican and four other Republican senators in their home states.Source: Republicans use McConnell allies to try and force his hand on election security...
Voters who want paper ballots filled out by hand asked a federal judge late Friday to prevent Georgia from using the $107 million voting system the state just bought.Source: Judge asked to stop Georgia’s new touchscreen-and-paper voting system...
